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 Litigation 2 - LAWS2321
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS2311
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
  

Description

Litigation 2 introduces students to the legal principles and rules relating to the presentation of evidence in court. The course provides a comprehensive examination of the rules of evidence (the accused at trial, prosecutorial obligations, relevance, the rule against hearsay, the treatment of unreliable evidence, proof, witness questioning, protections for vulnerable witnesses, tendency and character evidence). Litigation 2 emphasises the context of evidence law and procedure - including for example an examination of the role of the trial judge, the impact of adversarialism and the difficulties faced by the accused (particularly the unrepresented accused) and certain witnesses in the courtroom. The Evidence Acts 1995 (Clth) and (NSW) form the backbone to the course.

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